Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Our Adult-Gerontology Acute Nurse Practitioner specialty is based on the guidelines of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies as defined by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF): 

• Health promotion, protection of disease and treatment with particular focus on assessment and diagnosis of health status and initiating a plan of care and implementing treatment
• Building the nurse practitioner/patient relationship 
• Teaching/coaching function skills of the nurse practitioner
• Professional role development
• Managing healthcare delivery systems
• Care in regards to cultural competency

• Nursing 7208.01 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I

• Nursing 7208.02 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II

• Nursing 7208.03 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III

Sample Full-Time Traditional MS/Graduate Entry Curriculum

Year 1
Autumn	Credit Hours
N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice	3
N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States	5
N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship	3
Total credit hours	11
Spring
N7410 Advanced Health Assessment	3
N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics	3
NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health	2
N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing	4
Total credit hours	12
Summer
N7208.01 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I	7
NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice	2
Total credit hours	9
Year 2
Autumn
N7208.02 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II	9
Total credit hours	9
Spring
N7208.03 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III	9
Total credit hours	9

This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at beacon.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.

Sample Part-Time Traditional MS/Graduate Entry Curriculum

Year 1
Autumn	Credit Hours
N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States	5
Total credit hours	5
Spring
N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics	3
NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice	2
Total credit hours	5
Summer
NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health	2
Total credit hours	2
Year 2
Autumn
N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship	3
N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice	3
Total credit hours	6
Spring
N7410 Advanced Health Assessment	3
N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing	4
Total credit hours	7
Summer
N7208.01 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I	7
Total credit hours	7
Year 3
Autumn
N7208.02 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II	9
Total credit hours	9
Spring
N7208.03 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III	9
Total credit hours	9

This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at beacon.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.

Sample Full-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum

Year 1
Autumn	Credit Hours
N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States*	5
NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse	2
Total credit hours	7
Spring
NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care	2
NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice	2
NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice	2
NP8890 Professional Seminar	1
N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being	1
Total credit hours	8
Summer
NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice	2
NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care	2
NP8896 Practice Inquiry I	3
Total credit hours	7
Year 2
Autumn
NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation	2
N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy	2
NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship	2
Total credit hours	6
Spring
N7410 Advanced Health Assessment*	3
N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing*	4
Total credit hours	7
Summer
N7208.01 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I*	7
Total credit hours	7
Year 3
Autumn	Credit Hours
N7208.02 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II*	9
Total credit hours	9
Spring
N7208.03 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III*	9
Master’s Comp Exam**
Total credit hours	9
Summer
NP8897 Practice Inquiry II	3
NP8193 Individual Studies	1
APRN Certification Exam
Total credit hours	3-4
Year 4
Autumn
NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion	5
NP8998 DNP Final Project	1
Total credit hours	6
Spring
NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion	5
NP8998 DNP Final Project	1
Total credit hours	6
Total credit hours	75

This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at beacon.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements

Sample Part-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum

Year 1
Autumn	Credit Hours
N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States*	5
NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse	2
Total credit hours	7
Spring
NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care	2
NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice	2
NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice	2
NP8890 Professional Seminar	1
N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being	1
Total credit hours	8
Summer
NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice	2
NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care	2
NP8896 Practice Inquiry I	3
Total credit hours	7
Year 2
Autumn
NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation	2
N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy	2
Total credit hours	4
Spring
N7410 Advanced Health Assessment*	3
N7470 Advanced Pharmacology*	4
Total credit hours	7
Summer
N7208.01 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I*	7
Total credit hours	7
Year 3
Autumn	Credit Hours
N7208.02 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II*	9
Total credit hours	9
Spring
N7208.03 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III*	9
Master’s Comp Exam**
Total credit hours	9
Summer
APRN Certification Exam
Total credit hours	0
Year 4
Autumn
NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship	2
Total credit hours	2
Spring
NP8193 Individual Studies	1
NP8897 Practice Inquiry II	3
Total credit hours	3-4
Year 5
Autumn
NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion	5
NP8998 DNP Final Project	1
Total credit hours	6
Spring
NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion	5
NP8998 DNP Final Project	1
Total credit hours	6
Total credit hours	75

This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at beacon.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements